A lot of confusion exists around the whole issue of “close contacts” and what to do around the attendance at school if your child has been identified as a close contact. To help your decision making I have attached, the latest PHA flowchart issued to schools to aid decision making in this regard. If unsure I ask you to contact the school directly, either by telephone 028427 28278 during normal school hours, or by email at info@stmarysps.portaferry.ni.sch.uk or private message on messenger through the school Facebook page. These accounts are monitored outside of normal school hours.
In addition to this we would ask for and appreciate your patience and understanding with staff. Staff that have been identified as close contacts may need to isolate in line with PHA guidance, in order to continue to keep our schooling community safe. This is out of our hands and although we will endeavour to reduce staff absences, this may not be avoided.
